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Surreal, twisted and hilariously funny, Get a Life is the ultimate anti-sitcom. Chris Peterson is a 30-year-old paperboy who still lives with his parents and who seems to have an ever decreasing grip on reality.
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Season01
- S01E01
Terror on the Hell Loop 2000September 23, 1990—Chris talks Larry into taking the day off for the world premiere of the Hell Loop 2000, a 360 degree looped rollercoaster, where they get st - S01E02
The Prettiest Week of My LifeSeptember 30, 1990—Chris decides to enter the exciting world of male modeling when he joins the Handsome Boy School of Modeling. - S01E03
DadicusOctober 7, 1990—Chris convinces his father to accompany him to the father-son competition at the annual newspaper boy picnic. - S01E04
A Family AffairOctober 14, 1990—Sharon's sister, Charleen, comes to visit and she is taken with Chris' charm, much to Sharon's chagrin. - S01E05
Pile of DeathOctober 21, 1990—Chris tries to raise money to help save a playground, so he tries to set a world record by having the most things piled on top of him. - S01E06
Paperboy 2000November 4, 1990—The newspaper fires all the paper boys and replaces them with the Paperboy 2000, a paper delivering robotic vehicle, so Chris challenges it - S01E07
Drivers LicenseNovember 11, 1990—There's a new waitress at the local diner, and Chris wants to take her out, but he needs to drive a car for the date. His problem is he nev - S01E08
The SittingNovember 18, 1990—Chris becomes a house sitter in an old Victorian house that appears to be haunted. - S01E09
Bored StraightDecember 2, 1990—While delivering papers in the bad side of town, Chris meets a group of young hoodlums and he decides to ""take back the streets"" by helpin - S01E10
Zoo Animals on WheelsDecember 16, 1990—Much to Sharon's dismay, Chris auditions for and gets the lead part in a local community theatre production of Andrew Todd Keller's musical - S01E11
RootsJanuary 6, 1991—Chris finds proof that makes him think he is adopted, so he sets off to find his natural parents, an Amish couple. - S01E12
The Counterfeit Watch StoryFebruary 3, 1991—Chris goes to work for the police in a sting operation after he buys a counterfeit watch, the Chrono-Sync 2000. - S01E13
Chris vs. DonaldFebruary 10, 1991—At the family reunion Chris is still struggling to get out from under the shadow of his cousin. - S01E14
Chris Wins a CelebrityFebruary 24, 1991—Chris wins a weekend with his favorite talk show host, a contest the host first regrets he agreed to, but later Chris regrets he entered, wh - S01E15
Houseboy 2000March 10, 1991—After destroying her kitchen, Chris becomes Sharon's slave to work off the $2000 in damage and she also breaks his will. - S01E16
MarriedMarch 24, 1991—During one day, Chris meets his soulmate, marries her and goes through an entire relationship with her. - S01E17
Camping 2000March 31, 1991—Chris and Larry join Mr. Peterson on a camping trip, when Mr. Peterson manages to lose them, the hungry boys eat some berries that cause the - S01E18
The Construction Worker ShowApril 7, 1991—Chris becomes a construction worker with the men who are renovating his parents kitchen. When they tell him one of their trade secrets, Chri - S01E19
The Big CityApril 21, 1991—Chris loses his wallet in the big city, and the big city give him the key to the city and other perks to make him feel better. - S01E20
Neptune 2000April 28, 1991—When Chris was 12 he got a job as a paperboy so he could buy a submarine from the back of a comic book. Four to six hundred weeks later whe - S01E21
The One Where Chris and Larry Switch LivesMay 12, 1991—Chris and Larry ignore an Indian curse and wind up switching places. - S01E22
Psychic 2000May 19, 1991—Chris has a near death experience and is endowed with prescience and he sees a vision of Sharon being murdered.
Season02
- S02E01
Chris Moves OutNovember 9, 1991—Chris turns 31 and decides it's time to move out, so he goes in search of a new place to live and he moves into Gus' garage. - S02E02
Larry on the LooseNovember 16, 1991—Larry takes off after to listening to Chris reminding him of everything wrong with his life. So Chris goes in search of Larry and when he fa - S02E03
Meat Locker 2000November 23, 1991—Chris and Sharon show their true feelings when they become trapped in a meat locker together. - S02E04
Health Inspector 2000November 30, 1991—After finding a dead rat in his carton of milk, Chris decides to become a food inspector. - S02E05
Chris Gets His Tonsils OutDecember 7, 1991—Chris must deal with the fact he is ready to undergo ""major"" surgery and he begins by trying to make peace with Sharon. - S02E06
Prisoner of LoveDecember 14, 1991—When his pen-pal gets released from prison, she comes to stay with Chris. She takes him hostage when the police come after her when she sta - S02E07
Chris Becomes a Male EscortDecember 21, 1991—Chris decides on a whim to become a male escort, hoping for free plays and dates with young women. What he gets is a elderly woman who is ha - S02E08
Girlfriend 2000January 12, 1992—After getting hit by her car, Chris falls for (and stalks) a doctor, later while stalking her, he starts getting stalked by the girl from th - S02E09
Chris' Brain Starts WorkingJanuary 19, 1992—Exposure to toxic waste, found under Gus' house, turns Chris into a genius and with Gus he proceeds to enter and win spelling bees. - S02E10
Bad FishFebruary 2, 1992—After eating bad shellfish, Sharon and Gus get amnesia, and Chris seizes the opportunity to convince them that they are his best friends. - S02E11
SPEWEY and MeFebruary 9, 1992—When an alien crashes in Gus' front yard, Chris tries to keep it from the government, but this alien is nothing like E.T. or ALF. - S02E12
1977 2000March 1, 1992—Chris time travels to save Gus' career as a law enforcement officer. However he soon discovers the trouble with messing with the past which - S02E13
Clip ShowMarch 8, 1992—While on his first jet airplane flight, Chris falls out, and is disappointed when his life flashes before his eyes and it only covers the pa
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